Improved shoe-shave



No. 44,420. PATENTED SEPT. 27, 186

I. HAYESQ I SHOE SHAVE.

' To all whont it may concerns hereby declare that the following is a full,

' will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the I proved device for shaving the soles and heels 1 of boots and shoes.

' tudinaity, as shown in Fig. 1, and it is beveled transversely at its rear, as shown at c'in Fig. 3. To the under surface of b, in front of end of the part b, and is nearly or quite UN TED- STATES.

PATENT ()FFIfJE.

' ISRAE HAYEsoF. FARMINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

' ,lMPROVED SHOE-SHAVE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 44,420, dated September 27, 1864.

Be it known that, I, ISRAEL HAYES, of Farmington, in the county of Stafford and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and Improved Shoe-Shave; and I do clear, and exact description thereof, which accompanying drawings, vforming.part of this Figure 1 is a side view of my'invention; Fig: 2, a face'or'under view of the same; Fig.

same.-

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- This invention relates to a new and im- The object of the invention is to obtain a shoeshave which will operate equally as 'well on the heels of boots or shoes as -'on the edges of the sole, and which will work perfectly in the hollow or shank without interfering or coming in contact with the upper, as hereinafter set forth. I A represents the stock of the shave, which is constructed of wood, one part, a, of which 1 constitutes the handle and is so curved or formed as to be conveniently grasped in the hand. The central part, 1), projects down below a, and has its under surface curved lon'githe beveled part 0,.there is secured a metal plate, d, by means of screws 0 e; The other part, f, of the stock projects from the upper straight, b projecting down some distance below f, forming a curve, 9, at their junction, as shown in Fig. 1.

B represents aknife, which is curved to correspond to the curvature of the under surface of b. This knife is bent upward atone end, and is rounded to form a shank, h, which is fitted in the part b. The opposite end of the knife is secured by means of a small hook or catch, 42, to the lower end of a plate, 0, which passes vertically through b at its junction with f, said plate having a rod at-its upper end, on which a screw is cut to receive a thumb-nut, D.

The plate '0 man oblong hole made 'in it,

.throughwhich a screw, j, pa'sses into the end of b, to serve as a guide.

The plate'G serves as a guard or guide for the knifeB, its outer surface bearing against theleather or upper of the boot o'r shoe.

The bottom or under surface of the knife is rounded near the plate 0, as shown at k; so is the plate d. These rounded surfaces admit of the knife B being turned so as to conform tothe edge of the sole all around and in the shank or hollow of the same, while the parta, v

of the stock, in consequence of being up some distance above the part b, will not come in contact. with the upper of the boot or shoe.

The cut ofthe knife may be regulated by turning the thumb nut D.- The whole device is extremely simple and eflicicnt, and pos-l sesses the advantage of being capable of being used for shaving the sides of botlr and heel of a boot or. shoe; 7

I claim as new and desire to secure by'Letters Patent-'- 1. The knife B, fitted to the part b of the stock, as shown, and connected with an adjustable guard-plate, (3, all. arranged and applied substantially as and" for the purpose herein set forth 2'. The round-ingof. the under. surfz'ice-of the .knife- B and the plate d, substantially as and;

for the purpose set forth. I l

'3. Constructing the stock A of three parts,

a bf, curved substantiallyin the manner as and for the purpose specified,

ISRAEL HAYES. Witnesses:

-S. B. FLANDERS, I GEORGE N. EASTMAN.

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